The Physics Department Spring Seminar Series 2008

The Physics Department Seminar is held only during the spring semester.
Unless oherwise noted it is on Fridays at 11:00am in Physical Sciences Building Room 108.

Date
Title
Speaker
Abstract
Feb 8 Transient gratings: a window on electrons and their spin Dr. Chris Weber
Postdoctoral Researcher
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
abstract
Feb 15 Optical precursors: transient effects in optical pulse propagation Dr. Heejeong Jeong
Postdoctoral Researcher
Dartmouth College
abstract
Feb 22 Multimode Analysis of SHG Signal from Complex Biological Systems Dr. Clayton Bratton
Department of Physics and Astronomy
California State University, Sacramento
abstract
Mar 7 Understanding Argument Dr. Leslie Atkins
Department of Physics
CSU Chico
abstract
Mar 28 Curricular Development in Large Introductory Classes Dr. Dedra Demaree
Department of Physics
Oregon State University
abstract
Apr 4 Orbits without Calculus Dr. Eric Ayars
Department of Physics
CSU Chico
abstract
Apr 11 The Role of Biomedical Physics in Medicine and Neurosciences Dr. Amir Huda
Biomedical Physics Program
CSU Fresno
abstract
Apr 15 SPECIAL TIME:
Tuesday 5:00pm PS 130

An Eye-Safe Tunable Cr4+:YAG Laser For Lidar Applications

Dr. Anna Petrova-Mayor
Institute for Physics and Meteorology
University of Hohenheim, Germany
abstract
Apr 18 Saturn Has Rings, Why Don't We? Dr. Philip Gash
Department of Physics
CSU Chico
abstract
Apr 25 Decoherence and the Emergence of the Classical World Mr. Justin Dhooghe
Department of Physics
CSU Chico
abstract
May 2 Control and Safety Systems in Nuclear Reactors Mr. James Hardeman
Department of Physics
CSU Chico
abstract
May 9 Holography: Principles and Applications Mr. Yuya Ishiwatari
Department of Physics
CSU Chico
abstract
May 16 Measuring Distances in the Universe Ms. Tiara Diamond
Department of Physics
CSU Chico
abstract